Publisher's Synopsis
Between Life and Fate is a deeply emotional story of Ilahi, a young woman caught between modern independence and traditional expectations, between a love that feels like destiny and a family that demands conformity.
Ilahi never imagined that coming back home would feel so unfamiliar.
After seven years abroad, she returns to India to find a house filled with memories, a city weighed down by expectations, and a family ready to choose her future for her.
She's independent. She's built a life of her own. But none of that matters here - not when her silence is mistaken for obedience and her freedom is a threat to tradition.
And then she meets Kabir.
What begins as a late-night conversation quickly unravels everything Ilahi thought she knew about love. Kabir is steady, kind, deeply rooted in his world - and quietly, entirely unlike anyone she's ever known. Their connection is undeniable. But so is the weight of their worlds.
Families. Caste. Culture. Commitments.
As Ilahi fights for the one thing that finally feels real, Kabir struggles to find the courage to hold onto her. And when timing turns cruel, choices must be made - not between right and wrong, but between love and everything else.
Because sometimes, love isn't about endings.
Sometimes, it's about what you carry - even after the goodbye.
